Table 1 Urban agglomeration definitions summary
From: Polycentric vs monocentric urban structure contribution to national development
Year | Basic opinions of urban agglomeration definition | Representative scholars |
|---|---|---|
1898 | Equivalent to town cluster | Ebenezer Howard |
1920 | Is an urban economic zone | Beograd |
1931 | Is a concentrated urban area | Fawcett |
1933 | Is a city cluster | W. Christaller |
1942 | Is an aggregate of cities | R. Vining |
1957 | Megalopolis (clusters of megacities) | J. Gottman |
1968 | Is urban expansion area | T.Hager strand |
1980 | Is a multieconomic center urban area | J. Song |
1980 | Equivalent to Metropolitan Inter-locking Region (MIR) | Y. Zhou |
1985 | Megalopolis and integrated core-peripherals | D.A. Rondinelli |
1985 | Comprehensive and integrated urban spatial organization | J.B. Mcloughlin |
1989 | A concentrated urban area with clear hierarchy | L. Dong |
1991 | Metropolitan belt | N. Pyrgiotis |
1992 | Integrated urban cluster | S. Yao |
2007 | A concentrated region of population and economy | P. Ni |
2015 | Highly integrated groups of cities | C. Fang |
2021 | A continuous urban spread constituting urban Spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowth | Maitry U. Pate |